...Shilpa Parkhi; Kiran Karande; Prashant Barge; H.M. Belal; Cyril R.H. Foropon Purpose Firms use design capability across the globe to compete and increase sales, e.g. Apple. However, the payoff from design know-how has been overlooked thus far. Academic research lags in this space despite...

...Yuanyuan Yin; Eujin Pei; Ashok Ranchhod Purpose The purpose of this research is to investigate the difficulties and challenges faced by the older supermarket consumers in order to form insights into potential ways of applying IT support and design solutions within the supermarket service for older...

...Nandish V. Patel; Tillal Eldabi; Tariq M. Khan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the problem of designing artificial complex adaptive systems, like information systems and organisations, by developing a proof‐of‐concept conceptual proto‐agent model. Design/methodology/approach...

...Elkafi Hassini; Paul D. Larson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report results of a survey in support of re‐designing the Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC) professional accreditation program, the Certified Professional Purchaser (CPP). Design/methodology/approach...

...Vivienne Waller; Robert B. Johnston; Simon K. Milton Purpose This paper aims to examine the differences in epistemological underpinnings of conventional information systems analysis and design (ISAD) approaches (such as structured system and analysis design methodologies) and a recently developed...

...R. Jakkilinki; N. Sharda; I. Ahmad Purpose This paper seeks to describe the process used to develop the multimedia design and planning pyramid (MUDPY) ontology, and the role played by the MUDPY ontology as a planning, design and development tool in multimedia projects. Design/methodology...

... the problem of integrating the procurement process across the construction project life cycle. Presents and discusses a research model for addressing major methodological issues in the analysis of design/construction relationships. The effective integration of design and construction phases is a major...

...Serban Iliescu; Paul Fazio; Krishnan Gowri An important part of the knowledge required for designing the envelope of a new building is based on experience. Confronted with a building envelope design problem, a human expert adds to well‐established domain knowledge his/her own experience...

... as integrated logistic support (ILS). Explains the military approach to “designing for support”, how this is integrated into the operational requirement, and the benefits which accrue. This leads to an analytical process known as logistic support analysis (LSA), which is integrated into a dynamic...